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Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

The doctors warn the public that
babies should not be kissed upon the
lips. Young men will heed the warn
ing-until the babies of the female sex
reach the age of sixteen years and up
ward. The danger doesn't exist at
that age.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

Cove 5. Harrington a graduate Of
Tue class OF 'S6 of the Conference Aead-
emy succeeds Supt. Bessey of at the
Odessa schools. OF the graduates Of
the Wilmington Conference Academy
at the last commencement, the follow
ing will enter the colleges named l.
T. Powell, J. Edmund BRYAN apdEN
Powell, John Hopkins University: ].
Edgar Franklin, Drew Seminary: Fos-
ter Sudler, either Dickinson or Wesley
an University and James A. Burchenal
Dickinson. J. F. MOhler, who takes
charge of the department of natural
science and mathematics, Of the acad-
emy, in September was valedictorian
at Dickinson in a class Of SO.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

The Oldest man in the world is said
to be James James, a cOlored citizen of
the United States, who resides at Santa
Rosa, Mexico. He is lS5 years old
he was born near Dorchester, S. C., in
II02. He was one of the laborers at
Fort MOultrie during the unsuccessful
attack by the British feet in l776. At
present the rheumatism keeps James
from walking, but he can drag himself
a short distance and otherwise is in
fairly good health.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

Mrs. Oscar J. Harvey, the wife of
the forger, is remaining with her hus-
band, who is imprisoned at Washing
ton; two of her little children are stay
ing with her mother, Mrs. Fedora Hold
ing, of West Chester, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27
Carpets! Carpets /!

Having made arrangements to
sell Carpets by sample, | ask all
who want Carpets of any grade
or pattern to call and examine the
sample. Prices guaranteed as
low as the same goods can be
sold in New York or Philadel-
phia. Carpets, Oil Cloths, Rugs,
Mats, Mating, Carpet Lining,
Ottomans, Stair Rods, Druggets,
Window Shades, Plain and Col
ored scrims, &c, &c, &c.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

A girl may be like sugar for two
reasons. She may be sweet and she
may be fun Of grit.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

Representative Patrick A. Collins, Of
Massachusetts, is nowin Ireland, where
he is called Senator Collins.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

It's great fun to see a young woman
play the piano and fight lies at the
same time.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

What is the worst sinner, the man
who can sing and won't, or the man
who can't and will.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

The best summer resort for babies
Rockaway. The best for bad bows
Long Branch.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

1t is easy to find faults if one is on
the lookout but some people would
discover a far greater number if thew
were on the Iook-in.
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27
WA. FAIRIES & Bro,
Furnishing UldGPtakGPS,
AND DEALERS IN
EAE STREET, opposite th1 Smyrna House,
Furniture of all kinds.

farlOr ana Chamber suits bureaus BedSteads
Shalrs Lounges, Tables. Stands. Mattresses Spring
Beas ana every thing in the Furniture Line guar
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality Of goods ian ST
Smyrna times., 1887-07-27

Here was Buried
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Author
of the Declaration of
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
OF
The Statute of Virginia
For Religious Freedom, and
Father Of the University
of Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
Mr.. Jenkins Anticipated,
dicator.

When Mr.. jenkins went to his bed
room at half-past one, it was with the
determination of going to sleep. and
with another determination that he
would not be interviewed by Mrs.
Jenkins. So, as soon as he entered the
door, he deposited his lamp Oh the
dressin" able, and commenced his
speech;
al locked the front-door. I put the
chain on. pulled the key out a little
bit. The dog is inside. l put tn"
kitten ont. | empt,r the drip-pln o:
the reriEerator. The cook tool the
silver To bed with her. l put cane
under the back door. / put the
fastenings over the bathroom win
dows. The parlor-fre has coal on. |
put the cake-box back in the closet.
did no5 drink all the milk. 1t is not
going to rain. Nobody gave me any
meSsa-c for you. Imailed your letters
as soon as | got downtown. Your
mother did not call at the office, No
body died that we are interested in.
Did not hear of marriage or enga re-
ment. | was very busy at the office
making out bills. l have hung my
clothes over chair-backs. l want a
new egg for breakfast I think that is
all, and | will now put out the light
Mr.. jenkins felt that he had hedged
against all inquiry, and a triumphant
smile was upon his face as he took hold
of the gas-check, and sighted line for
the bed, when he was earthquaked by
ringing laugh, and the query from Mrs.
Jenkins:
"Why didn't Won take off your hat?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
Whistling and Whistlers,

If boy is allowed to whistle it will
turn his attention in great degree
from the desire to become the possessor
of drum, and if paternal frmness be
added, he can be kept satisfied without
one until he gets to be sixteen years
old, when he will strike the cornet
period.
Shakespeare was well acquainted with
the art. He makes Othello say con-
corning Desdemona: eff 1 do not prove
her false I'll whistle her off and let her
down the wind prey to fortune, cen
though her very cries were my dead
heart-strings."
Negroes are the best whistlers in the
world. Frequently one hears a colored
improvisatore whistling the quaintest
and sweetest melodies, and with the
colored males in general whistling
comes as natural as granting does to
hog.
Men whistle when they are happy,
and they whistle when they are sad.
When you see a carpenter or house
painter pushing plane or slapping on
the paint and whistling lively air at
the same time, set him down as man
who pays his debts, is cheerful at home
and never whips his children
When man is sad he whistles in a
doleful tone. Nine times out of ten he
won't choose dismal air, but he will
whistle lively tune, a hornpipe or a
negro minstrel end song. And he will
draw the melody in and out between
his lips in a way to draw tears from
all listeners. Sometimes man accom-
plishes the same result when he is
cheerful and trying to whistle real
good.
Girls in general whistle in sort of
ierky, disconnected, jim-jam sort of
way, and groan mildly between the
notes. They'd better let whistling alone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
A Railway Tie Nursery.

A queer phase of railway industry
is railway tie nursery near the little
town OF darlington, Kas., in the south,
eIn part of the state. 1t is the largest
artificial plantation of forest trees in
North America and is owned by the
southern Pacific. The different sec
lions have been planted, respectively.
Two, four and six years. One-fomth is
planted with the ailanthus, the rest
with the catalpa, and a few OF white
ash. Those first planted are now about
twenty-five feet in height; the last
about twelve. Some of the taller are
seven inches through the stem. There
are in all about 100000 trees in full
vigor on those plantations. Out OF
these trees will come the railway ties of
the future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
All About an Umbrella.

An umbrella was carried off lately
from the editorial rooms of Georgia
paper, and in the next number of the
paper appeared this paragraph: "The
man who came into my office and de.
liberately stole my umbrella is worse
than a thief and meaner than an assas-
sin, lower than blackguard and
uglier than crazy quilt. May each
rain-drop that falls upon it turn into
drops of blazing vitriol, and each sun
ray bristle with 10000 pointed needles
dipped in acrid poison to prick his
putrid flesh.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
Peculiarities of Watches.

Watches are never entirely reliable,
but have their caprices. For instance
some time about the beginning of last
summer, when there had been success
sion of fine displays of aurora borealis,
it was estimated that in single night
in the City of New York the main
springs of no less than three thousand
watches broke. This estimate is based
on actual inquiries. Fine, sensitive
watches are particularly liable to be
affected by electrical atm1 spheric dis
turbances. During the months of June,
July and August, when these phe-
nomena are most frequent. there are
more mainsprings broken than during
all the remaining months of the year.
They break in variety of ways. some
times swapping into as many as twenty
seven pieces. 1t is fact that since the
introduction of the electric light has
become so general large number of
watches, some of them very fine ones,
have become magnetized. While in this
condition they are useless as time
keepers. This defect used to be incur
able, and because of it thousands of
watches have been thrown away after
much money has been spent on them in
vain attempts to persuade them to keep
good time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18
HOW TO PUNISH CHILDREN.
Tie wev to Do What is Generally Better
Left Undone.

Left Undone.
AS young children behave in all re-
spects like young animals and are
amenr re only to the same instruction
as all animal, it seems certain TIL.
ninety per cent. of all the corporal pun
ishment which a child should have,
ought to be inflicted before it is three
years of age. AS sou2 us it begins to
understand yes and no it should be
made to obey. When colt or young
puppy nips the hand too hard. a slight
blow stops the unpleasant part of the
play, and the punishment is accepted as
result of their own action, so long rs the
person does not show anger. When at
the table little fingers reach for the hot
coffee-pot, No, no." conveys the idea.
The fingers go out again, regardless OF
the warning, and then little blow will
settle the matter. Then the fingers will
come out again to test cause and effect.
The same punishment must follow with
out any word of reproof or warning.
These lessons repeated i'll various ways
will settle the question of authority at
a very early age and the rod will soon
be laid aside.
In training a horse it is very import
ant not to excite resentment. 1t is
equally important in training the child.
1t is therefore laid down as good rule
not to strike colt twice, unless the
offence De repeated. Let the blow fol
low the wrongdoing, and let it be severe
in proportion to the iniluity but it
must not ue repeated With the child
make one blow. quick and without
warning answer the purpose. The sud-
denneSs and the accompanying surprise,
make the single stro.1e doubly effectual
BY avoiding repet. ton, the resentment
which comes from prolonged whip
ping is avoided. The actual pain in
flicted may be so slight in some cases
as to be hardly worth attention
Later in life, a sudden punishment
of this kind may be made useful to
cont. ii persistent wrong doing, to az
rest a willful infringement of another
child's rights and in many other cases
when there is no time for words. The
sudden surprise to a certain extent.
conveys an idea of the enormity of The
offence; hence.a such measures should,
later in life, be reserved for grave Of
fences and especial cases.
For the stubborn, those lacking in
self esteem, the needless and the per-
sistent, especial notifications must be
made. But those in charge must con-
stantly bear in mind that the child 8
welfare is the object to be sought ano
must not allow Selt-eSteem, convent
ence, anger or annoyance to interfere
with this one great law. Lastly, it is
we'll to remember that the right Whic.l
the parent has to control or command
a child is given by love. If you do not
love your child, you have no more right
to give it command than you have to
issue an order to your neighbor. Ii
anger or vexation for the moment
STILES love, then your right to stand in
Judgment is gone. Action must be
suspended until love returns as vim
dicator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-03-18

The proudest triumph in a mans
life is when he makes friend of an
enemy. The joy is then akin to that
which angels feel as they rejoice over
sinner that repenteth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
EDUCATION AND COON SKINS.

BACKwooDs School Teacher Go
boy)-"My gracious, you have been
two hours on this lesson and don't
know it yet. What's the matter with
you?
Boy (yawning)-'Tm er sleepy.
Teacher-"Why didn't you sleep
last mighty
Boy clad ter chop down a coon
tree. Dogs freed 70 bedtime, and it
took us mighty nigh all night ter
chop down the tree.
Ieachcr-'Why didn't your father
make you 60 to bed?
Boy-"Who, pap? Wy he's the
one what made me chop down the
tree.
Teacher-'You don't tell me so?
Boy-"Yas, do, ur yer wouldn't
know nothin' erbout it.
Teacher-''You don't mean to say
that your father would rather that
you would catch coon than to learr
something
Boy-'rhats dad all over. They
buys coonskins in town, but ain.
seed nobody er huntin' artcr buyin
! larnin' thar Wit. Dad lowed tina
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
BOOMING SOUTH.

NEVER before, probably, in the
history of this country, has there
been such an era of industrial devel-
opment ms We now see in the South.
For the last Jew weeks the rapidity
with which enterprises Of great ex-
tent and importance have followed
one upon another has simply been
astounding. The click Of the tele.
graph as ii announces the organiza-
ton Of one great enterprise has hard
ly ceased ere another is reported,
and each day seems to swell the vol
ume Of new business. Taking the
last two weeks only, and briefly as
as possibly, summing up some of the
most important enterprises, reported
in our weekly list Of new industries
during that time, we may we'll be
amazed at what the south is doing.
Reports SHOW that 10000 tons of
pig iron were sent north 1886, against
100000 tons in each 1885 and 1884,
and 10000 tons in 1898. And upon
this subject Of iron we yesterday
morning gave the figures as compiled
by the Chattanooga Tradesman from
exhaustive reports from all the iron
and steel works in the south. 1t
shows that the gain in the pig iron
production in the south in six years
is j6j, 200 tons. Alabama gained in
annual capacity since 1880, 2j6 600
tons; Georgia, $1,000; Tennessee,
10000; Texas, 10000: North Caro-
lima, 1900 Virginia, 14,900; West
Virginia, 30, 5000; kentucky lost 49,
000; Maryland 10000, and Missouri
$1,000. The rate Of gain OF capacity
in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia
the three central iron states of the
south, was 233 per cent, since 1880
At the same rate OF gain they vii
have at the next census nearly l.,
100000 tons annual capacity, bu
| the indications point to a capacity o
1000, 600 tons annually at that time
Manufacturers Record
I
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
CUTS HIS THROAT FROM EARTO EAR.

The particulars OF terrible case
of a suicide that occurred in the back
portion of Belle county, Ky. S. NJ.
Sterritt, living near Sugar Grove,
and Miss Armand Orang were mar
rled. Sterritt was a handsome man
with full beard, and was well to do.
His mother and sisters opposed the
marriage from the start. After the
ceremony he left his wife at her
fathers aud went TO his home to tell
his mother and ask her forgiveness.
This was refused. The son pleaded
chat his wife be received and treated
as daughter, but his pleadings were
in vain. Finally he left the house,
stating that his mother would be sor-
ry for her hard heartedness in a few
hours. He mounted his horse and
started for the home of his wife's
father. On the way he met three
friends, and exhibiting a razor, said
he proposed to end his existence.
The man was in a pitiable condition.
He was weeping bitterly, and the
tears had trickled down on his luxu.
rious beard where the bitter cold
had formed them into ice. His friends
demonstrated, but he galloped on,
they following, and arrived at the
house His wife Of only few hours
met him at the door and he kissed
her fondly. He asked for a glass of
brandy, which she brought. Then
he turned and walked down the road
few hundred feet, stopping under
huge leafess tree. Taking off his
oyercoat, dress coat, and vest, he
pulled the razor from his pocket.
Meantime the friends who knew of
his intention rode up and dismount-
ed near him. Waving his keen
weapon in the air, he warned them
to approach no nearer. Horror
struck they stopped and gazed at the
desperate man. Grasping his ice
covered whiskers with his left hand,
and throwing his head back, the
frenzied man drew the razor across
his throat, cutting it from ear to ear,
and in fifteen minutes his troubled
spirit had flown to the unknown. His
young wife had stood in the door and
watched her husband Of less than q
day do the deed which made her a
widow and him corpse.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
THE DRUG CLERKS BAD FIX.

"The other night, " said the clerk
in Randolph street drug store, Il
was sitting beside the stove in sort
Of doze when the night bell jingled
violently. The instant | opened the
door boy not yet in his teens STUN
bled into the store with a prescrip-
ton in his hand. More asleep than
awake set about preparing the med
icine-a task which consumed fully
half an hour. After the boy had de-
parted | returned to my seat and
was just falling into slumber when
the idea had made mistake in the
preparation OF the medicine flashed
through my mind. | 'leaped to my
feet as scared man as ever lived.
Selling the prescription, | read it
over again, each time becoming more
convinced that had made most
egregious and perhaps fatal error.
No aconite had been prescribed, yet
my thoughts and the moist plug in
the bottle containing the drug told
me that the poison was in the medi-
cine. | darted out of the store in
search of the boy, whose name | did
not know, but he was nowhere to be
seen. Returning to the store | pac-
ed the floor like a mailman. I'm
pleasant visions flashed before nv
eyes, and | was about to drop upon
the lounge in despair when the bell
began to tinkle again. Imagine my
surprise to find the very same boy
crying as though his heart would
break, and holding a piece of brok-
en- vial in his hand
'I-I-fell and broke the bot
the boy whimpered.
Spilled the medicine | gave your"
| gasped, not waiting tor the boy to
finish his sentence.
''Y-e-e-s sir. T.
''Ilooray,' l yelled, choking the
boy off and hugging him tony breast.
| may have acted like a baby just
then, for kissed him again and again,
squeezed him as though he had been
a long lost child. When the aston
ished lad left the store this time he
clutched the pure straight stuff, but
| wouldn't pass through another
hour of such torment for all the drug
stores in the city
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

Poverty and wealth are relative
terms. The poverty that entails suf-
fering should be removed, if possible.
But the inconvenience Of an impe-
cunious condition arc a great incen-
tive to action, and the world owes its
greatest blessings to that unenyiable
fate implied in the want of money.
The number of those who love labor
for its own sake is extremely small,
and a powerful lever is needed to
move the masses to healthy action.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

TWO THINGS THE SOUTH SHOULD
M

AS the prosperity of the south in
creases there are two things that
each southern state ought to do.
One is to make some provisions for
disabled Confederate veterans and
the other is to provide for keeping in
proper condition the cemeteries of
the Confederate dead
Two States, Georgia and Alabama,
have made some provisions for Con-
federate veterans who received such
injury while in service as not to be
able to earn a living, and the people
OF these States bear willingly the adj
ditional burden of taxation which
this legislation imposes upon them.
Indeed, it is probable that they
would bear, without complaint, a
much heavier burden for the same
purpose if the Legislature of their re-
spectiye States deemed it necessary
that they should do 80.
The Confederate cemeteries have
been neglected altogether too long.
The longer they are neglected the
less likely is it that anything will be
done for their improvement. SO alb
sorbed viii the people become, as
they grow more prosperous, in ambi-
tious and money-making schemes,
that they will forget the duty they
owe to the memory of those who sac
rifced their lives for the cause in
which the south was so deeply inter
ested,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
REBUKE TO SPECTATORS.

Judge Daniels, of New York, has
administered a singing rebuke to
the gang OF SPECTATORS who went
into pool to put up the price
Of lard. After the pool had perform
ed its work the thieves fell out among
themselves, and one sued the other
to recover his share OF the profits.
Judge Daniels declined to make the
law a shield for that kind OF gam
bling, and held that combination to
keep articles Of food or other neces-
sites off the market, with the view
Of gaining a higher price tor it, are
unlawful conspiracies punishable as
a crime. Where successfully carried
out, the effect would be to impose an
additional burden on the public. 1t
is no less than respectable ROBBERY I'M
sanctioned by law. There are no le-
gal means to force a division Of the
plumber. They cannot appeal to
the courts. This is a righteous de-
cision, and Judge Daniels will do to
tie to-
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20
DREAMED OF HER OWN DEATH.

A sadden and remarkably curious
death took place in Pittsburg a few
days ago. Miss Fannie Barckley be-
came engaged to be married to a we'll
known young business man, and was
making preparations for the wedding
when she was taken i'll and quickly
died. 1t seems that few weeks be-
fore her death she had a dream in
whirh she saw her dead body laid out
in beautiful casket, amid flowers,
and surrounded by her sorrowing
friends. This dream she solemnly
narrated to her father and mother,
and said that it was a warning that
she would soon die. At the time
she was in the best OF health and
looking forward with happy anticipa-
tons to her wedding day, which was
not far distant. The belief inspired
by the dream seemed to grow upon
her, and, notwithstanding the efforts
Of friends, she seemed unable to
shake itsoff. She was taken i'll, as
above stated, and died. As soon as
she became she stated that she
realized that she was about to die.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

DR.. William H. Gray, Of West
Falls, Md, is quite sure that he has
At last discovered the secret of per-
petual motion, and has constructed
a wheel which he thinks will run for
ever. 1t drives its motion from the
attraction ofgravitation, a mechanical
movement being placed on the wheel
in such a way that the descending
side is the heaviest. BY the force of
its action it keeps the wheel steadily
in motion. The wheel is twenty-six
inches in diameter by eight inches in
thickness, and is mounted on wood
en- frame resembling grindstone
frame. The wheel is keyed to steel
axle, which rests on brass bearings.
DR.. Gray has had one Of the machines
at bis house working steadily for the
past three months. lie labored
twenty years over his invention.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

There IS a family in Polk county
whose children possess names that
are to say the least rather original.
They answer to the following cogno-
mems: Mollie Necklace. Quincy Ann,
Sis Tommie, Happy josie, Nestor
Chester and | Wonder. 1t is said
that the happy mother takes pride in
calling each child by its full name.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-01-20

The belled-buzzard that has been
spoken of in the South for years was
shot the other day by S. c. Corning
ton at Tunis, Texas. The bell was
wcll-toncd, Of brass, and about two
and half inches across the base.
1t was hung to the bird by copper
wire, twisted around the neck
There was no chatting, the skin be-
ing protected by an abundance Of
down 1879 was scratched on the
narrow, fat top Of the bell.